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Photo: Courtesy: ICC/Twitter Pakistan defeated West Indies by 34 runs in the second of their three-ICC Women’s Championship fixtures in Dubai on Saturday. The third and final ODI will be played on February 11 in Dubai. Pakistan — after electing to bat — were struggling at 52-3 at one stage …

Photo Courtesy: cricket.com.au/Twitter Nathan Coulter-Nile, who was picked this week for Australia’s one-day and Twenty20 tour of India, was taken to a hospital Saturday after a bout of vertigo during a Big Bash League game. The Perth Scorchers fast bowler had delivered the fifth ball of his final over late …

Photo: AFP Head coach Mickey Arthur said that Pakistan’s squad for the 2019 World Cup will be finalised after judging the players’ performance in this year’s Pakistan Super League (PSL) and the five-match ODI series against Australia, ESPNcricinfo reported. The 2019 edition of the PSL kicks off on February 14 …

Photo: AFP Former fast-bowler Waqar Younis said that captain Sarfraz Ahmed has what it takes to win the 2019 Cricket World Cup for Pakistan. Waqar — who led the side in the 2003 edition of the World Cup — congratulated the wicketkeeper-batsman for getting picked as skipper for the mega …

Photo: AFP The fourth edition of the Pakistan Super League is all set to entertain its fans once again from February 14. Defending champions Islamabad United will start their title defence against the under-performing Lahore Qalandars in Dubai on March 1. PSL’s flair comes as much from local stars and …

Photo: AFP Stephan El Shaarawy and Edin Dzeko scored early with Aleksandar Kolarov adding a third after the break as Roma eased past basement club Chievo 3-0 to get back to winning ways and move up to fourth in Serie A. Eusebio Di Francesco’s side had been coming off two …

Photo: AFP Ole Gunnar Solskjaer has conceded defeat in chasing down Manchester City and Liverpool for the Premier League title race this season but wants Manchester United to recover the title-winning mentality he harnessed as a player under Alex Ferguson within two years. Solskjaer has won seven and drawn one …

Photo: AFP Pakistan fast bowler Mohammad Amir is set to join up with Essex again for a spell in the forthcoming domestic T20 Blast competition, the English county announced Friday. The 26-year-old left-arm quick helped Essex win the first-class County Championship in 2017 during a stint that saw him take …

Photo: AFP Thibaut Courtois left Chelsea on bad terms last summer and he expects to feel the anger from Atletico Madrid fans too when he faces them in the white of Real Madrid on Saturday. Courtois developed into one of the world’s finest goalkeepers during three years on loan at …

Photo Courtesy: BCCI/Twitter Rohit Sharma became the highest run scorer in T20I history Friday as India romped to a seven-wicket win over New Zealand in the second T20I in Auckland. Sharma top-scored for the tourists with 50 as India chased down New Zealand’s modest 159-run target in 18.5 overs, leveling …